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The Editorial: Body Image

Do you love your eyes and hate your knees? Or do you sometimes wish your XXX were different? Replace XXX with any body part of your choice. We have all been there – griping, never satisfied, and never owning our own beauty. How do we perceive and evaluate our own bodies? What do we love? What do we loathe? And why?

By TARSHI

May 1, 2014

The Editorial: Body Image

A tent-like structure which says 'love letter to the body' on top

Love Letter to the Body Project

TO MY BODY: I would have addressed you as ‘Dear’ but perhaps we both know how complicated that would be.

By Yamini Deenadayalan

May 1, 2014

Love Letter to the Body Project

A collage showing how the ideal body type has evolved over time

Brushstrokes: Body Image

[slideshow_deploy id=’2632′] We want what we see, And imitate the girls on TV, and we get over-awed, by an IMAGE,…

By Sakshi Bhatia

May 1, 2014

Brushstrokes: Body Image

Video Section – Killing Us Softly – 4

May 1, 2014

Video Section – Killing Us Softly – 4

An artistic rendering of looking in the mirror. A person with orange hair and a green sleeveless dress looks at multicolored abstract figures beyond the mirror.

Mirror Mirror On The Wall: Who Is The Truest Of All?

Theme: Relationship With Self Through this work of art, I want to depict the relationship of our self with the mirror…

By Jasmine George

December 1, 2013

Mirror Mirror On The Wall: Who Is The Truest Of All?

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In Plainspeak publishes one issue every month, with a single theme running across two months. Our aim is to expand safe, inclusive self-affirming spaces.

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August-September 2026: Commitment and Sexuality

Commitment can mean standing by a person, relationship, identity, cause, affiliation, or practice. In the context of sexuality, it can take many forms – from committed partnerships and chosen families to commitments to celibacy, safer sex, or other personal values and practices. Commitment is often seen as a cornerstone of relationships, but what gives it meaning? Is it defined by ceremonies, vows, or legal recognition, or by everyday actions and intentions? Commitment can deepen intimacy, trust, and wellbeing, but it can also become complex when different loyalties or identities come into conflict. This issue of In Plainspeak explores the many meanings, possibilities, and tensions of commitment in relation to sexuality

अगस्त-सितंबर 2026: प्रतिबद्धता और यौनिकता

प्रतिबद्धता का मतलब है किसी की ओर या किसी रिश्ते, मकसद, पहचान, जुड़ाव या किसी काम के साथ लगातार जुड़े रहना और उसका साथ निभाना। उदाहरण के लिए, यौनिकता के संदर्भ में, इसका मतलब हो सकता है कि एक या एक से अधिक लोगों के साथ अपनी यौनिक साझेदारी को महत्व और प्राथमिकता देना। या यह भी हो सकता है कि किसी अभ्यास के प्रति प्रतिबद्धता, जैसे अविवाहित ज़िंदगी अपनाना या सुरक्षित यौन संबंध रखना, या फिर क्वीयर रिश्तों और चुने हुए परिवार के प्रति जुड़ाव और ज़िम्मेदारी निभाना। क्या किसी प्रतिबद्धता को जायज़ मानने के लिए किसी समारोह या किसी तरह के संकल्प की ज़रूरत होती है? प्रतिबद्धता का यौन आकर्षण, इच्छा, जुनून, आनंद और संतुष्टि पर क्या असर होता है? यह हमारे सुख-चैन और मानसिक भलाई को कैसे प्रभावित करता है? क्या होता है जब हमारी अलग-अलग प्रतिबद्धताएँ आपस में उलझ जाती हैं? और अगर, उदाहरण के लिए, किसी की यौन पहचान से जुड़ी प्रतिबद्धता उसकी जातीय पहचान, धार्मिक मान्यताओं या ऑनलाइन यौन बर्ताव से टकरा जाए, तब क्या होता है? क्या प्रतिबद्धता एक सीमा है, एक आज़ादी है, अपने आप को समझने की एक लगातार चलने वाली प्रक्रिया है, या कुछ और ही? ‘इन प्लेनस्पीक‘ का यह अंक प्रतिबद्धता और यौनिकता से जुड़े इन और दूसरे सवालों पर बात करता है।

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